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El Moore
Meet Sam. Sam builds things. Designs things, too. Very nice things, in fact. At heart, Sam is an artist. It shows. For nearly a year now, Sam has been expressing himself through the El Moore, and the El Moore is much better because of it. Because of Sam. Take a close look at the walls …
Here’s a pictorial summary of some of the latest updates to the building. The focus of the work now centers on the lodge rooms. The lodge rooms exist on 3 floors: the rooftop, the first floor and the basement. Take a look at our latest work.
Today a slew of new books were added to our collection in the parlor. We have a Detroit-themed collection, which may seem narrow, but the titles are quite varying. There are a number of books about Detroit architecture (such as American City: Detroit Architecture 1845-2005), biographies (such as Joe Louis: Black Champion in White America …
First of all, they’re not just beds. Because just beds are just something that folks just sleep on when they get tired. Most folks don’t pay much attention to their beds because most beds aren’t built for attention. They’re, well … they’re just beds. But anyone who has had the opportunity to take a look at …
As a native Detroiter who grew up in the general West Grand Boulevard area near where the 1967 Detroit Rebellion began, I have deep and wonderful memories of those days in my beloved City. I remember all of the little stores and shops on 12th Street (now Rosa Parks Boulevard) and 14th Street and Linwood. …
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Our apartment residents are all settled in, but work is continuing on the building. In particular, the rooftop cabins are beginning to see new beds. The beds, made by Chad Dickinson of Dickinson by Design, are made from the same lath that we used to line the walls of the cabins (you may recall that …
Since moving to the El Moore, I’ve been sitting on my porch most mornings with my coffee and laptop. I’ve made it a comfortable place to sit with my mom’s wrought iron furniture and planted marigolds in pots for an added touch of color. The weather has been so beautiful and begs for that deep …
This is part two in an ongoing series about the El Moore’s rooftop cabins. Read Part 1 here. I feel silly in retrospect looking at all those fashionable headboards and hotel furniture without asking myself some fabulously important questions: What are the Urban Cabins? Where do they come from? What do they do? When Tom Brennan suggested the …